Posts Tagged “Automat”

Automat – Dark City (1998)

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Automat – Dark City (1998)

In this our final in a series of Food Flicks that celebrate Horn & Hardart‘s Automat, we see a scene from the dystopian Dark City. In this late 1990s flick, Rufus Sewell is clearly trying to get his wallet back at an Automat. Enjoy — with coffee and a slice of pie. (With thanks to…

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Automat – The Catered Affair (1956)

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Automat – The Catered Affair (1956)

In this our sixth in a series of Food Flicks that celebrate Horn & Hardart‘s Automat, we see a scene from the comedy The Catered Affair. In this mid-1950s flick, Jane (Debbie Reynolds) and Ralph (Rod Taylor) talks wedding talk in an Automat. Enjoy — with coffee and a slice of pie. (With thanks to…

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Automat – Just This Once (1952)

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Automat – Just This Once (1952)

In this our fifth in a series of Food Flicks that celebrate Horn & Hardart‘s Automat, we see a scene from the comedy Just This Once. In this 1952 flick, Lucille Duncan (Janet Leigh) takes playboy Mark MacLene (Peter Lawford) at an Automat. Enjoy — with coffee and a slice of pie. (With thanks to…

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Automat: A Run for Your Money (1949)

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Automat:  A Run for Your Money (1949)

In this our fourth in a series of Food Flicks that celebrate Horn & Hardart‘s Automat, we see a scene from the 1949 Ealing Studios comedy A Run for Your Money. In this post-WWII flick, David ‘Dai Number 9’ Jones (Donald Houston) and Thomas ‘Twm’ Jones (Meredith Edwards) dine at an Automat-like eatery. Enjoy —…

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Automat – Easy Living (1937)

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Automat – Easy Living (1937)

In this our third in a series of Food Flicks that celebrate Horn & Hardart‘s Automat, we see a scene from the 1937 comedy Easy Living. In this Great Depression-era comedy flick, Mary Smith (Jean Arthur) encounters John Ball Jr. (Ray Milland)… Enjoy — with coffee and a slice of pie. (With thanks to Atlantic…

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Automat: Thirty-Day Princess (1934)

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Automat:  Thirty-Day Princess (1934)

In this our second in a series of Food Flicks that celebrate Horn & Hardart‘s Automat, we see a scene from the 1934 comedy Thirty-Day Princess. In this Great Depression-era flick, Nancy Lane (Sylvia Sidney) is hungrily eyeing a turkey special. Enjoy — with coffee and a slice of pie. (With thanks to Atlantic Cities…

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Automat: Sadie McKee (1934)

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Automat:  Sadie McKee (1934)

In this our first in a series of Food Flicks that celebrate Horn & Hardart‘s Automat, we see a scene from the 1934 comedy Sadie McKee. In this Great Depression-era flick, Sadie (Joan Crawford) is hungrily eyeing an half-eaton piece of pie. Enjoy — with coffee and a slice of pie. (With thanks to Atlantic…

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